Colin Tudge: 7 books
The Tree
A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2006
A blend of history, science, philosophy, and environmentalism, The Tree is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the tree and what modern research tells us about their future.
There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that...
The Bird
A Natural History of Who Birds Are, Where They Came From, and How They Live
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2009
• How are birds so good at flying and navigating?
• Why are birds so like mammals– and yet so very different?
• Did birds descend from dinosaurs, and if so, does that mean birds are dinosaurs?
• How do they court each other and fend off rivals?
• What' s being communicated in birdsong?
•...
Last Animals at the Zoo
How Mass Extinction Can Be Stopped
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
In Last Animals at the Zoo, Colin Tudge argues that zoos have become an essential part of modern conservation strategy, and that the only real hope for saving many endangered species is through creative use of zoos in combination with restoration of natural habitats. From the genetics of captive breeding...
Six Steps Back to the Land
Why we need small mixed farms and millions more farmers
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
Practical guidance on reclaiming our food production at a time when food security is more relevant than ever The farms that are truly productive, sustainable, and resilient are the mixed, tightly integrated and low-input farms, which are complex and need a lot of skilled people to run them. These...
The Link
Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2009
For more than a century, scientists have raced to unravel the human family tree and have grappled with its complications. Now, with an astonishing new discovery, everything we thought we knew about primate origins could change. Lying inside a high-security vault, deep within the heart of one of the...
by Colin Tudge
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2011
Today we are developing a science that could change the world - for good or ill - more quickly and more profoundly than ever before. The science of genetics promises - or threatens - nothing less than the creation of life.
Colin Tudge leads the reader gently through the deepest intricacies...
Why Genes Are Not Selfish and People Are Nice
A Challenge to the Dangerous Ideas that Dominate our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
The modern world is dominated by ideas that are threatening to kill us: that life is one long battle from conception to grave; that all creatures, including human beings, are driven by their selfish DNA; that the universe is just stuff, for us to use at will. These ideas are seen as emerging from...